transformers

noun

plural of transformer
as in converters

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  1. engines
  2. machines
  3. motors
Noun
  • These rocket engines dramatically improve acceleration, top speed, braking & cornering.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In particular, fire officials drew heat for failing to pre-deploy engines to Pacific Palisades, despite forecasters warning of extreme fire weather conditions.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of engines
Noun
  • Combining two reactor designs The research will focus on combining tokamaks and stellarators, two different types of machines designed to harness nuclear fusion for clean energy.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • True, Ishiguro’s 2021 sci-fi novel was prescient in anticipating a loneliness epidemic that would put us under the thrall of machines programmed to approximate human conversation.
    — Natasha O'Neill, Vanity Fair, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of machines
Noun
  • Multiple redundant cables, motors, power supplies and computer control systems all keep the buildings perfectly stable in even hurricane-force winds.
    — Andrew Ginter, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the first stage can handle different solid rocket motors for pre-selected range, speed, and performance profiles, as well as different booster types and other modular components.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of motors
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